LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
827. 
is oblique; orbicular and reniform marks almost obsolete ; a basal 
streak of confluent speckles ; fringe interlined. Hind wings with 
the fringe white, slightly interlined. Length of the body 2j lines ; 
of the wings 6 lines. 
a. Ceylon. Presented by R. Templeton, Esq. 
35. Scopari a ? Alconalis. X: 
Mas. Albido-cinerea ; palpi oblique ascendentes , articulo So 
lineari apice obtuso ; abdomen alas posticas non superans , 
fasciculo apicali subquadrato ; alee fimbria alba latissima bis 
interlineata ; anticce vix acutce , fusco diffuse conspersce , lineis 
basali interiore et exteriore albidis dentatis , linea marginali 
nigricante punctulari , orbiculari obsoleta , reniformi obscure 
fusca distinctissirna valde obliqua pallido strigata et mar- 
ginata . 
Male. Whitish cinereous, moderately stout. Palpi obliquely 
ascending; third joint linear, obtuse at the tip, less than half the 
length of the second. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind 
wings ; apical tuft subquadrate. Wings with the fringe white, very 
broad, doubly but indistinctly interlined. Fore wings hardly acute, 
diffusedly speckled with brown ; basal, interior and exterior lines 
whitish, dentated, the latter oblique; marginal line blackish, com- 
posed of points, some of which are confluent ; orbicular mark obso- 
lete; reniform very dark brown, very distinct and oblique, rather 
narrow, pale-streaked and pale-bordered. Hind wings with brown 
indistinct marginal points. Length of the body 2J— 3 lines ; of 
the wings 6 — 7 lines. 
This species differs much from the typical form of the genus, 
a, b. Ceylon. From Mr. Stevens’ collection. 
Australia. 
36. Scoparia objurgalis. 
S. murali affinis , nigricante-cinerea ; alee anticce lituris e atomis 
albis , lineis interiore et exteriore bene determinalis apud^cos- 
tam latioribus , linea sub marginali lata vaga biarcuata, fimbria 
punctis albis distinctis , orbiculari et reniformi fere occultis , 
claviformi e gutta nigra . 
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